Vehicle-fender.



J. MASGARI.

VEHICLE FENDER.

.. APPLICATION FILED PBB.28, 1911v 1,079,872, Patented No v. 25, 1913 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Jase uh Mascari J. MASGARI.

VEHICLE FENDER.

APPLIOATION FILED Hume, 1911.

1 79,872, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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to the bars 17. The lower ends of the levers are pivotally connected to actuating rods 27 slidable in suitable hearings on the bars 17 and the'said actuating rods extend to within a short distance of the retaining bars 20.

In the application of my device, when a person is struck by the bumper 15, the same is moved inwardly, thus also moving the rods 13 inwardly and the said rods being pivoted to the levers 25, which in turn are pivoted to the actuating rods 27, move the said bars 27 to engage the retaining bars 20 and release the same from connection with the lugs 21 of the apron 18, thus permitting the apron 18 to drop downwardly to within a short distance of the ground so that after the person has been struck by the bumper 15 and has fallen to the ground, the apron 18 will act as a net to pick up the person and to prevent the same from being injured, as will be readily understood by referring to the figures. In order to replace the bumper 18 after the same has been moved downvardly as mentioned, the apron is lifted until the hooks 22 and the retaining bars 20 reengage the lugs 21, the said retaining bars 20 being actuated by the springs 23 mounted on the bars 17.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that an etlicient automatic fender is provided and which will at all times prevent any one from being run over by the vehicle after the said person has been struck by the bumper 15 mounted at the forward end of the vehicle. v

Although the fender 18 will move gravitationally downward when released from the retaining bars 20, I have provided a plurality of helical springs128'mounted on the fulcrum member of the fender 18 so that when the fender is released from the re-,

taining bar 20, the springs 28 will force? the same downwardly and tend to hold the fender in its lowered position. In order that the hooks 22 of the retaining bars 20 will easily reengage the fender 18 when the same is moved upwardly, I have provided suitable guides 29 forming integral portions of the hooks 21011 the ends of the fender, the said guides being engaged by the hook 22 when the fender is in lowered position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that when the fender is moved upward or to initial position, the hooks will slide on the guides 29 so that they will automatically rengage the fender to retain the same in its upward position when the same is moved upwardly.

Although the above mentioned springs 28 and the guides 29 can be dispensed with, it will be understood that a more eflicicnt device is provided when the said springs 28 and guides 29 are employed thereon and it will be further understood that the scope of my invention is substantially defined in the appended claim.

Havin thus fully described the invention, what I c aim as new, is

In a fender for vehicles, the combination with sleeves carried by the chassis of the vehicle and projecting forwardly therefrom, of rods slidable longitudinally in the said sleeves and projecting beyond the ends thereof, a bumper carried on the forward ends of the said rods, supports on the said chassis and through which the rear ends of the said rods slide,'dependin supporting bars secured to the chassis of the vehicle,

brackets projecting laterally rearward from the depending bars, levers mounted to swing on the said brackets and having pivotal connection at their upper ends with the said rods, an apron mounted to swing on the. said depending supporting bars, retaining bars mounted to swing on the depending supporting bars and terminating at their lower ends in hooks, lugs carried by the apron and normally engaged by the hooks of the retaining bars, and actuating bars "having pivotal connection with the said levers and with the said retaining bars, for disengaging the hooks of the retaining bars from the lugs of the apron when a rearward pressure is exerted on the said bumper.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J 0 SE PH MA SCARI.

\Vitnesses Rosoiuo Sana, LOGAN Con'rs. 

